ABOUT THE ACADEMY

Jesmond Park Academy is a thriving and fully subscribed comprehensive school servicing around 2,100 students from Year 7 to Sixth Form. Our academy has a real sense of community, occupying an iconic site and building equipped with exceptional resources. Our staff have a real passion for education in its broadest sense and we are committed to achieving the best for all of the students in our care, enabling them to make excellent progress and achieve their goals and dreams. Part of Gosforth Group, our academy has undergone a rapid period of change and improvement and continues striving to become one of Newcastle’s leading academies. We offer a positive working experience with an enthusiastic staff team focused on delivering our goals. If you genuinely desire to do the best for our students, want to be part of an already successful team and support us on our journey to becoming an outstanding academy - we want to hear from you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We require a dynamic, committed, and enthusiastic person to supervise and support our Sixth Form students in their independent study time. Based in the Sixth Form Library, you will be required to ensure a purposeful and productive environment in our Sixth Form Library.

Your role will be supporting students, especially underachieving students, vulnerable students, and refugee students by supporting their learning, helping them with independent learning and acting as a willing link to Sixth Form Tutors.

You will support and guide students’ independent learning by providing resources, offering study skills advice and identifying gaps in students’ independent learning by helping students in accessing a range of revision tools and techniques.

You will also assist in the management and maintenance of books, apparatus and equipment, look after book collections and issue books to students and in general look after welfare of students in library.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary 
• Generous annual leave 
• Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 
• Enthusiastic and motivated students 
• An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 
• A school with its community at heart 
• An exciting programme of staff well-being activities 
• Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: recruitment@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 281 8486.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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